Forum for Institutional Review Boards [IRBs] / Ethics Review Boards [ERBs] in Canada and the United States (FOCUS)
          A first meeting to examine the objectives and establishment of FOCUS was held in Toronto, Canada, on 15 April 2002. The meeting discussed the need for a North American Forum within the SIDCER initiative and reviewed draft Terms of Reference. A working party was established among the following: Dr. Henry Dinsdale, Kingston General Hospital; Canada [Convener]; Dr. Richard Carpentier, National Council on Ethics in Human Research (NCEHR), Canada; Ms. Elisabeth Clark, McGill University, Canada; Dr. Sharon Kleefield, Harvard University, USA; Dr. Greg Koski, Office for Human Subjects Protections, USA; Dr. Melody Lin, Office for Human Subjects Protections, USA; Dr. Michael McDonald, University of British Columbia, Canada; Ms. Helen McGough, University of Washington, USA; Dr. Donald Morrish, University of Alberta, Canada; and Dr. Majorie Speers, Association for the Accreditation of Human Research Protections Program, Inc., USA.